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Ok, so I think I’ve got about ten minutes to blurt my thoughts out before my five-month-old baby will need my full attention again. So, its obvious now - things have changed… and to be honest I think I’m still very much coming to terms with the fact that this change is permanent. I better get used to it, get the hang of it, and get on with it...Read more

As I’ve said before, the qualities you strive for in writing worship songs are the same ones you look for in selecting them for Sunday mornings or any time you are responsible to lead a gathering of believers in worship...Read more

Well we are six days overdue now on our return flight home, and according to the airline it will be another eleven days until we’ll be able to depart Sydney to then arrive 30hrs later in London.So we are stranded! Marooned in paradise…. a place that we have known as home our entire life – up until now...Read more

What?! What a discouraging admonition you may think. Aren’t we encouraged to “sing a new song to The Lord” over and over again throughout the Psalms? Yes, exactly. Sing! Worship with a new song! Sing your prayers- from the depths of your soul. Cry aloud your honest expression of gratitude, praise, or lament, but try not to “try” writing a song. Are you confused?..Read more

Over the next month there are some fantastic events that worship central are either involved in or excited about. Check out more and get involved in all that's going on...Read more

Lately, I’ve been chewing on these two words and asking questions like “did our worship time feel like a conversation with a Living person-with God, or did we just contrive a spiritual performance? Did our time of worship foster a sense of community within the church or are we just enabling people to have a solo “experience” with God?”..Read more

Have you ever been in a time of worship, personal or congregational, and found yourself crying and thinking ‘what in the world is going on?’ Have you ever entered a time of worship with physical pain or some sort of illness and walked away from that time realizing that it’s gone?..Read more

We're currently in Asia having a fantastic time. Tomorrow Al and I head off to Japan, whilst our families try and return home to London from Singapore. It's all an adventure!!..Read more

As I said in the previous blog, there is so much joy to be found in committing to and serving a local church. We get to experience the exciting journey of following Christ together, seeing His kingdom come and our communities transformed by His love and power. We are embraced into a family, receiving incredible love...Read more

Have you ever been to a major worship event and felt swept up in the joy and excitement that come when a huge gathering of believers meet together? I certainly have. Something special happens when believers from different churches and nations come together to worship God and hear His Word...Read more